Sales of utility vehicles including Gypsy, Grand Vitara, Ertiga, S-Cross and recently launched compact SUV Vitara Brezza surged over two-fold to 13,596 units in May from 5,567 units in the corresponding month last year.

Sales of vans — Omni and Eeco — rose 4.8 per cent to 12,164 units in May as against to 11,602 units in the same period of the previous year.

Exports during the month declined by 20.8 per cent to 9,872 units compared with 12,466 units in May 2015, MSI said.